Telephone stand or equipment



Aug. 2l, 1928.

J. STRAUB TELEPHONE STAND OR EQUIPMENT Filed July 2'9. 192s 1 lllllwa.. t um 2 3 W M251 Z. m 2 ,M mmm W 4, n

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Aug`. 21, 1928. 1,681,754

J. srRAUB TELEPHONE STAND OR EQUIPMENT Filed July 29. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 www@ f ff ,7

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UNITED STATES;

JOHN s'rnAuB, or ASHLEY, NORTH DAKOTA.

TELEPHONE STAND on EQUIPMENT.

Application Vined July 29, 1922s. `serial No. 125,746.

This invention relates to telephone struc! tures andv pertains particularly. to an 1m' proved type oit telephone receiver and means associated theri-iwith 'lier holding orireleasing the hook arm upon which such receivers are ordinarily supported.

The primary object of this vinvention is the provision, in a manner as hereinafter set tor'thot a telephone structure Shaving the receiver thereo'li pivotally secured to one side of the structure and having associated therewith a swinging memberdesigned to hold down the contact erm when the receiver yis not in use.

Theinvention herein set forth is designed to eliminate the trouble and bother ot holding a telephone receiver in the hand during the'V courseot a. telephone conversation and aims to adjustably tix the receiver to the telephone body in such manner that the speaker at the phone can stand with the ear in close proximity to the receiver with-y out having to hold the same thus leaving the hands tree for writing or 'for other purposes and at the same time allowing the use oit thel phone without tiring theuser by holding` a receiver.

The invention willl be best understood from a consideration ot the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, with the understand ing, however, that the invention is not contin ed to any strict conformity with the show ing of the drawings but the same may 'changed or inodilied so long as such changes or modiiications mark no material departure trom the salient :features et the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

i In the drawingszf- .Figure 1 shows a telephone and supporting stand therefor in side elevation.

Figure 2 shows the same structure in elevation from the opposite .side thereof and,

Figure 3 shows .a -iront elevation of the structure and the device embodying this invention applied thereto.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, there is indicated by the numerals 1 a pair of upright members having forwardly and rearwardly extending foot portions 2 Vsupported by castors 3.

These upright members 1 are connected at in Figure 2.

the bottom by the cross rail fl and attheir central portions by Ythe inclined outwardly extending board 5 which constitutes a writing surface` or desk. The lower edge of the desk provided with the usual` guard rail G. The upper ends ofi the standard 1y are Aconnected by the relatively wide panely 7 upon the central portion of which is mounted a phone box 8 of the usual construction, the same being provided with the Abell 9, the transmitter 10 and the ringing crank 11. f

vFrom the opposite side of the phone box 8 from the crank 11, there extends in the place `of the usual receiver supporting hook, the arm 12. This arm acts in the same ca-` pacity as the usual receiversupporting hook is secured in any suitable manner to the telephone box 8,. as indicated by the nume al 18. Frein the showing oit Figure 2 taken together with the'description, it will be readily seen Vthat due to the spirng 17 the upper portion ot the plate 13 will always be thrown inwardly against the bar 12.

The upper portion of the plate 13 has a rearwardly extending bill 19 formed thereon, thus setting up a hook which engages over the arm 12 in the manner shown The arm 12 is thus prevented from moving upwardly until the bill 19 is removed troni over the arm. An operating button 2O is secured to the upper end et the plate 13, by means o1 which the phone user can easily and quickly catch hold ot the plate and draw the same forwardly to releasethe lever 12,

Upon the side oi the phone box 8 beneath the lever 12, there is pivotally mounted a receiver member indicated generally by the nume al 21. This receiver member is formed in two portions, which portions are in substantially right angular relation, the

`portion22 having the reproducing mecha nism in the outer end thereof and being normally directed forwardly of the phone box 8. The other portion 23 is directed inwardly toward the side of the phone box 8 and is secured thereto by means ofthe collar 24, which collar is secured to the phone box. The inwardly directed end of the portion 23 is pivotally secured in the collar 24 so that the portion E22 of the receiver can be swung upwardly or downwardly and will remain in any adjusted position.

In the use of this phone structure a person answering the ring of the phone bell, adjusts the receiver' 21 to the properl height, if it has not been formerly properly adjusted, and then grasping the rbutton 20 of theA plate 13, draws the plate forwardly. y

This releases the. bar or arm 12 and thus operates the phone lmechanism in the'same manner as when in the usual structure the receiver is lifted from the receiver hook.y After using the phone, the plate 13 is again drawn forwardly and the arm pulled'down whereupon the plate is released to allow the bill 19 to swing back over the arm, and the parties will'be cut olf.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is K lfront of the box, a vertically disposed latch pivoted intermediate its ends to said side in proximity to said switch, positioned over the pivoted end of the receiver and having at its upper end a rearwardly extending bill movable into the path of movement of said switcharrn to latchvit inlowered position, a springcconnected with the lower end ofthe latch and to said side `of the boxand normally acting to maintain said bill in the path of said switch, and a finger engaging lateral` extension on the latch at its upper end, forwardlyf ofthe ybill above the receiver and accessible from the front of the box.

` In testimony whereof, I aliix my signature hereto. v Y

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